Impossible to extradite Thaksin from Cambodia: Chalerm
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The government would not seek to extradite fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinwatra from Cambodia due to a lack of legal mandate, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung said on Thursday.
"The extradition request for Thaksin is impossible," he said in reference to Thaksin's visit to Phnom Penh tomorrow.
Chalerm said the Democrat-led government had tried but failed to convince the Cambodian government to send back Thaksin.
He said the existing extradition provisions did not applied to Thaksin's conviction and two-year jail term.
